Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and definitions
- Figures, tables and boxes
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- Table of treaties and other international instruments
- Introduction
- 1 Climate law
- 2 Legal elements and ongoing development of the international climate change regime
- 3 Measurement and verification of state emissions and legacy of the Kyoto Protocol’s compliance system
- 4 Development of climate law in Australia
- 5 Putting a price on carbon
- 6 The regulatory network of the Clean Development Mechanism
- 7 The emerging scheme for the protection of forests in developing countries (REDD)
- 8 Climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building for sustainable development
- 9 Legal and regulatory frameworks for transition to a low-carbon economy
- 10 Biosequestration and emission reduction regulation in the Australian land sector
- 11 Adaptation to climate change through legal frameworks
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
8 - Climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building for sustainable development
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and definitions
- Figures, tables and boxes
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- Table of treaties and other international instruments
- Introduction
- 1 Climate law
- 2 Legal elements and ongoing development of the international climate change regime
- 3 Measurement and verification of state emissions and legacy of the Kyoto Protocol’s compliance system
- 4 Development of climate law in Australia
- 5 Putting a price on carbon
- 6 The regulatory network of the Clean Development Mechanism
- 7 The emerging scheme for the protection of forests in developing countries (REDD)
- 8 Climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building for sustainable development
- 9 Legal and regulatory frameworks for transition to a low-carbon economy
- 10 Biosequestration and emission reduction regulation in the Australian land sector
- 11 Adaptation to climate change through legal frameworks
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
This chapter discusses the international regulation of the transfer of finance and technology from developed to developing countries for the purposes of climate change mitigation and adaptation, subject to the principle of sustainable development. Much of the transfer in wealth and knowledge that occurs under this heading is aimed at building resident expertise in developing countries (capacity-building) and nudging economic development in the direction of greater sustainability. In the context of climate change, aiding sustainability means helping developing countries cope with the expected climate impacts better than they would have otherwise – that is, with greater ‘resilience’ and less human suffering – while also helping those countries to increase their economic growth.
How is the world to facilitate sustainable economic growth in the least developed of developing countries? How are the large annual revenues pledged to date (US$30 billion in 2010–12, US$100 billion per year by 2020) to be raised and distributed? We shall describe the role of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the UNFCCC structure, review the latest initiatives in the international regulation of climate-related finance and technology transfer, examine the role Australia has played in the dissemination of resources for adaptation and mitigation, and discuss the ongoing challenges in this area, in particular the role of intellectual property rights as a facilitator of or obstacle to change.
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- Australian Climate Law in Global Context , pp. 255 - 292Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012